Improvement in cart-saddles



UNITED STATES PATENTY OEEIoE.

E. A. EAINS, oF NASHVILLE, TENN., AND A. r. ADAMS, oF NEWARK, N. J.

IMPROVEMENT IN CART-SADDLES.

Specification forming part ot' Letters Patent No. 58,884, dated October 16, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. P. ADAMS, of the city of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have, conjointly with H. A. BAINS, ot the city of Nashville, in the State ot Tennessee, who has assigned to me all his right thereto and interest therein, invented certain Improvements in CartSaddle Bridge- Piece Tops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and exact description of the same, reference being herein had to the drawings that accompany this specification,

Vand which make part of the same.

The nature of the improvements consists in rising, in connection with metallic caps and flaps, a covering ot' iron in the place ot' the usual covering with leather, and in rolling` the molding upon the edge of the iron itself, in place of nailing carriage-molding through the leather to the wood otA the bridge-piece; also, in a new metallic cap and iiap in place of the old leather covering over the hook upon the chain, or upon the bridge-piece, as the case may be.

In the drawings, Figure l is a dat top view of the cartsaddle bridge-piece with the improvements thereupon. Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe same, with the terrets and rein -hook in their places. Fig. 3 is a flat top view of the iron cover with the rolled molding upon its edge; Fig.4, a view of the metallic flap; and Fig. 5, a view of the cap to which the tia-p is hinged, and which is fastened to each end otl the bridge-piece.

A bridge-piece of wood,A,made in the usual manner, has in some cases a groove in the middle ot' its upper side, to receive a chain, with hooks on each end, to attach it to the thills or shafts of the cart. In other cases the hooks are placed, as shown at B, on the ends of the bridge-piece.

The ends of the leather covering ot the top piece in common use are made to project far enough beyond the end of the bridge-piece to cover the hooks C, and soon lose their shape by exposure and use. For this we substitute the metallic cap and flap D and E, hinged together, as shown at F, which are much more convenient and ot' less cost, besides being more durable.

A piece of sheet-iron, of the required length and width to cover the bridge-piece A, is passed through rollers that form a molding on either edge resembling the carriage-molding in common use. The form of the molding' can be varied to suit the fancy; and this iron is put upon the top of the bridge-piece and held thereon by the terrets i, the rein-hook o, and the end caps, D, thus allowing of an easy removal, which is sometimes required for repairs.

WV hat is claimed as new, and t'or which Letters Patent ot the United States are desired, 1s-

1. A cap and Hap of metal, constructed and arranged substantially as shown.

2. In combination with metallic caps and flaps, a metallic covering for the bridge-piece, with the molding rolled or wrought upon it, and made to imitate patentleather, in whole or in part, substantially as herein described.

A. P. ADAMS. HENRY A. BAINS.

Witnesses: W. M. GooDING,

G. SANDIIORD. 

